What Is Posset?
Posset: A very simple British dessert of cream, sugar and lemon juice, in which the acid thickens warm cream into a soft, set pudding without eggs or gelatin.
In the kitchen
Cream and sugar are brought to a boil and simmered briefly, then lemon juice is stirred in off the heat. As the mixture cools in the fridge, the acid in the juice makes the cream set into a silky pudding.
It takes only a few ingredients, so the quality of the cream and the lemons matters. Serve it chilled in small glasses, since it is rich.
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